RE: OT: Microsoft XP

I believe you would still have the option of getting all the plugins
required to run Oracle Apps - that includes jinitiator.
There wouldn't be any built - in Java Support in XP. You would have to
build it from scratch.
JVM, setting classpaths, etc....

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From: Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 5:40 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft XP
http://www.w2knews.com/
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BillG Was Waiting Five Years For This
Coming Friday the 24-th of August, Microsoft will deliver the
final Windows XP code to PC makers
accompanied with some more PR hoopla than usual for an RTM.
Chairman BillG and VP Jim Allchin, (both
Windows hawks) will participate in a stunt that involves
helicopters that will circle the Redmond campus while
the two honcho's hand over WXP to PC makers. The choppers

will
have WXP and major PC maker logo's

slapped on.

This is the final fulfillment of Bill's dream: a unified code
base for both consumer and commercial products. He

must be a happy man 'cause the delays have been plenty.
Windows
2000 was supposed to do this already, and

he's been wanting this well before W2K was even designed. WXP
is
built on the NT kernel, and basically is NT

V5.1. It's good it's early: it will grab some late
back-to-school
sales and create a happy holiday eXPerience for

Christmas shoppers.

We'll finally have a client OS that is as reliable as the
server
side. This is a good thing. The fact you might need

a major hardware upgrade to run it may not be so good for
budgets. But the major press WXP has gotten

relates more to the integration of the MS Passport service,
its
Windows Media Player, the new messenger

features, the photo imaging software and plug-and-play camera
support, taking Java out, and of course the

controversial Windows Product Activation (WPA). Also, keep in
mind more features will be added later via

Service Packs. But be aware of crashes due to incompatible
drivers. With new machines this will not be a

problem, but with upgrades you might be confronted with some
nasty surprises.

MS pushed Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to beta testers early
July,
and RC2 came out later that same month.

These went so well that a third RC was not deemed necessary.
You'll see it appear factory installed on shiny

new boxes late September. An interview with Jim Allchin is on
the
Windows 2000 magazine site over here:

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